Nobby's Head aerial cableway, Gold Coast, Queensland

Chair-lift ride, Nobbys Head, Miami Queensland, Australia A chairlift was installed to take visitors up to the lookout over the quarry and a walking path was also used. It was built in 1962/63 by Page Newman. It consisted solely of a chairlift with a cafeteria in the early 1960s. Then was developed into the Magic Mountain theme park in 1983.

The corner of the Gold Coast Highway and Chairlift Avenue looking at the former Magic Mountain amusement park.

The site was acquired in 1961 by Page Newman who was approved for the development of a tourist attraction by the Gold Coast City Council which would be perched on top of Nobby’s Bluff. Over the following year the Gold Coast’s first tourist attraction to focus on amusement rides was constructed, from the South Coast Highway to the top of Nobby’s Bluff where there were uninterrupted 360 degree views of the Gold Coast. At the summit a lookout and cafeteria were also built. For those not wishing to take the Chair Lift up or down, a tramway was also provided. The attraction opened in July 1962 and in the first weekend of operation almost 2,000 people had been transported on the Chair Lift. However a year later the number of guests transported by the attraction was well over 40,000. (Wikipedia)

Thanks to Maddie Quint (QUT Student - Bachelor of International Design (Visual Communication) ) for creating the 2024 GIF for the GIF It Up competition (Digital Public Library of America) https://gifitup.net/en/submissions-2024/